Interviews

FULL SEND WILLIS "Be present, eat well, enjoy the adventure with family, friends, & strangers alike. To me, life is about charging towards your passions and living every moment to the fullest."  Learn what makes Willis Brown tick...

Meet the Chef Chef Topher Strittmatter’s love for cooking began at childhood, learning in his mother’s kitchen in Indiana. By college, the draw of the culinary arts eclipsed his studies of political science at Indiana University, and he pulled up stakes, moved to Austin and graduated from Le Cordon Bleu. Since, his dedication and skill have catapulted his career to the level of executive chef. Currently residing in Jackson, WY, he runs the kitchen at a globally renowned luxury resort. One thing that stands out about Topher is his willingness to create and share amazing food with his community. He’s one of...

The Flip Flop Chef, or as we like to refer to him ‘Andy Flippin Moeckel’, is easily one of the most interesting and entertaining people you’ll ever meet: a road warrior, hunting guide and expert camp chef. Andy’s affable nature and love of bringing people together, along with his passion for hunting collide when he prepares his family’s generations-old recipe for wild game that has become a cornerstone of the Moeckel family tradition.  The Flip Flop is the west Marin County way of cooking a whole bone-in quarter of deer, antelope or  wild sheep over an open flame, but there's much...

One of the first things you think when you move into a new space is, “I wonder what my neighbors will be like?”. At Burch Barrel, we got lucky and happened to set up shop next to Backcountry Fuel Box and The Rich Outdoors Podcast. Fellow entrepreneur, Cody Rich, is the founder of both businesses and has also grown to become a good neighbor and better friend.  In the days leading up to the Burch Barrel launch, Cody asked if the team would like to do a podcast with him. It was clear that we would talk about hunting while...